UEFA Europa League

Benfica vs Celtic, 2026-27 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Benfica
  • 5': Jhon Durán (P)
  • 23': Alexander Bah
  • 36': Jhon Durán
  • 89': Vangelis Pavlidis
FT
4 - 1
Celtic
  • 63': Camilo Durán

About

Benfica are hosting Celtic at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 3': Penalty conceded by Dane Murray (Celtic) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 3': Penalty Benfica. Jhon Durán draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 5': Goal! Benfica 1, Celtic 0. Jhon Durán (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Kasper Høgh (Celtic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Mika Baur.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Mika Baur (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Sebastian Tounekti.
  • 8': Foul by Colby Donovan (Celtic).
  • 8': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 10': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Dane Murray.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Oliver Sørensen (Celtic).
  • 12': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 20': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica).
  • 23': Goal! Benfica 2, Celtic 0. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a through ball.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 25': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
  • 28': Kasper Høgh (Celtic) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Sebastian Tounekti with a cross.
  • 28': Camilo Durán (Celtic) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 31': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 32': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
  • 34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sebastian Tounekti.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
  • 36': Goal! Benfica 3, Celtic 0. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 38': Foul by Auston Trusty (Celtic).
  • 38': Jhon Durán (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
  • 41': Foul by Oliver Sørensen (Celtic).
  • 41': João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Colby Donovan.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 44': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Kieran Tierney (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Callum McGregor.
  • 44': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Celtic 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Celtic. Haissem Hassan replaces Kasper Høgh.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, Celtic 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Celtic. Callum Osmand replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Haissem Hassan (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Auston Trusty.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Callum Osmand (Celtic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Haissem Hassan with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 54': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Haissem Hassan (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Callum McGregor.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Jhon Durán.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Substitution, Celtic. Benjamin Nygren replaces Oliver Sørensen.
  • 57': Substitution, Celtic. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mika Baur.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 63': Goal! Benfica 3, Celtic 1. Camilo Durán (Celtic) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Haissem Hassan with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, Benfica. Claudio Echeverri replaces Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 64': Substitution, Benfica. Souffian El Karouani replaces Samuel Dahl.
  • 67': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Benfica).
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Jhon Durán.
  • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  • 69': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 69': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
  • 72': Camilo Durán (Celtic) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 74': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Claudio Echeverri.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 76': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Viljami Sinisalo.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Celtic. Jordan Lotomba replaces Colby Donovan.
  • 78': Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, Benfica. Alessandro Circati replaces Alexander Bah.
  • 81': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Callum Osmand (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
  • 82': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Alessandro Circati.
  • 82': Offside, Celtic. Haissem Hassan is caught offside.
  • 84': Handball by Callum Osmand (Celtic).
  • 85': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by João Palhinha (Benfica).
  • 85': João Palhinha (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 87': Haissem Hassan (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (Benfica).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Callum Osmand (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
  • 89': Goal! Benfica 4, Celtic 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Araújo with a through ball.
  • 90': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
  • 90': Claudio Echeverri (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
  • 90'+1': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Camilo Durán (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Callum Osmand.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Celtic. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Celtic 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Celtic 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 6
47.2 Possession 52.8
14 SHOTS 26
7 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
455 Accurate Passes 526
513 Passes 577
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.4
37 Long Balls 50
15 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 8
13 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 12
16 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

UEFA Europa League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Benfica 3 +8 9
2 Bayer Leverkusen 3 +8 9
3 AFC Bournemouth 3 +7 9
4 Ferencvaros 3 +6 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
2 Clément Lenglet
44 Tomás Araújo
26 Samuel Dahl Yellow Card
6 Alexander Bah
10 Georgiy Sudakov
36 João Palhinha Yellow Card
8 Fredrik Aursnes
22 Jhon Durán
25 Gianluca Prestianni
11 Dodi Lukébakio
Benfica Substitutes:
Claudio Echeverri, Anísio Cabral, Manu Silva, Souffian El Karouani, Alessandro Circati, Leandro Barreiro, Andreas Schjelderup, Samuel Soares, Vangelis Pavlidis, Gabriel Indio, Rafa Silva, Tiago Dias Freitas.

CEL Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Viljami Sinisalo (GK)
6 Auston Trusty
47 Dane Murray
63 Kieran Tierney
51 Colby Donovan
18 Oliver Sørensen
22 Mika Baur
42 Callum McGregor
9 Kasper Høgh
17 Sebastian Tounekti
11 Camilo Durán
Celtic Substitutes:
Benjamin Nygren, Liam Scales, Liam Kennedy, Lucas Clearie, Jordan Lotomba, Anthony Ralston, Luke McCowan, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sam Johnstone, James Forrest, Haissem Hassan, Callum Osmand.

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